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MONDAY, AUGUST 24,9:00 – 10:00 AMWelcomeJose NunezBryceTech’s Smallsats by the Numbers: 2026Fletcher FranklinSupply Chain ObservationsBruce YostTechnology ShortfallRudy de RoseeSPARCS Camera and Early Science ObservationsKaitlyn AshcroftJPL: SkyfallTim CanhamSWIFT LINK ReboostBo NaaszFlight Opportunities – Hosted Orbital Ecosystem – Fly Foundational Robos – Space Roboticist ChallengeAnh NguyenFrom Rideshare to Dedicated Launches: SmallSat Options with NASA LSPCaley BurkeYou Bring the Mission, We’ll Bring the Lab: Partnering with MSFCRush ElkinsNASA Ames Mission Design Center: Imagining the Next Generation of Spaceflight MissionsMatthew NapoliEngineering Challenges and Best Practices from a Stellar Launch CycleBrad WilliamsHIAD Payload Return Solution for SmallSatsJoe Del Corso3:25 – 4:10 PMModeratingBruce YostRTMD NASAGreg StoverSMD HPD ADFAsal NaseriHSMD CSLI/CLPS/ Commercial Access to SpacePete WilczynskiCARA: Conjunction Assessment Best PracticesLauri NewmanTUESDAY, AUGUST25,9:45 – 10:45 AMModeratingCari ReinertSMD Panelist 1 – SolicitationsAly Mendoza-HillSTMD Panelist CATALYST – I-CorpsMaggie YanceySBIR / STTR- Launchpad for InnovationRyszard PisarskiAgency level Tech TransferJose Nunez3:15 – 4:15 PMModeratingAly Mendoza-HillSMD – APD PioneersPablo Saz ParkinsonSMD – Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to KnowBeth WeinsteinSMD – HPDAsal NaseriESCAPADE Innovating Methods for ExplorationSkyler KleinschmidtWEDNESDAY, AUGUST26,9:45 – 10:45 AMModerator, FO PanelistDanielle McCullochNASA CSLI, VADR PanelistNorman PhelpsCLPS PanelistAngela MelitoRideshare PanelistAly Mendoza-hillSLSDavid Hitt3:15 – 4:15 PMWelcome / Close out Presentor/ModeratorSam PedrottyJPL Mission INCUSBenjamin DonitzSMD – Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat MissionsMatthew LeraSMD APD – SWIFT Reboost highlight David MorrisSMD ESD – Mission HighlightSachidananda BabuSMD HPD – TRACERS Mission HighlightSkyler KleinschmidtSunRISE – Maximizing Science Uptime Across the ConstellationCarson SchubertSTMD USTP OverviewMike GaunceSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02Sam PhanSTMD R5 Spacecraft SeriesSam PedrottySTMD GPDMNehemiah WilliamsSTMD Mission DiskSatRoger Hunter
MONDAY, AUGUST 24,9:00 – 10:00 AM
3:25 – 4:10 PMModeratingBruce YostRTMD NASAGreg StoverSMD HPD ADFAsal NaseriHSMD CSLI/CLPS/ Commercial Access to SpacePete WilczynskiCARA: Conjunction Assessment Best PracticesLauri NewmanTUESDAY, AUGUST25,9:45 – 10:45 AMModeratingCari ReinertSMD Panelist 1 – SolicitationsAly Mendoza-HillSTMD Panelist CATALYST – I-CorpsMaggie YanceySBIR / STTR- Launchpad for InnovationRyszard PisarskiAgency level Tech TransferJose Nunez3:15 – 4:15 PMModeratingAly Mendoza-HillSMD – APD PioneersPablo Saz ParkinsonSMD – Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to KnowBeth WeinsteinSMD – HPDAsal NaseriESCAPADE Innovating Methods for ExplorationSkyler KleinschmidtWEDNESDAY, AUGUST26,9:45 – 10:45 AMModerator, FO PanelistDanielle McCullochNASA CSLI, VADR PanelistNorman PhelpsCLPS PanelistAngela MelitoRideshare PanelistAly Mendoza-hillSLSDavid Hitt3:15 – 4:15 PMWelcome / Close out Presentor/ModeratorSam PedrottyJPL Mission INCUSBenjamin DonitzSMD – Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat MissionsMatthew LeraSMD APD – SWIFT Reboost highlight David MorrisSMD ESD – Mission HighlightSachidananda BabuSMD HPD – TRACERS Mission HighlightSkyler KleinschmidtSunRISE – Maximizing Science Uptime Across the ConstellationCarson SchubertSTMD USTP OverviewMike GaunceSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02Sam PhanSTMD R5 Spacecraft SeriesSam PedrottySTMD GPDMNehemiah WilliamsSTMD Mission DiskSatRoger Hunter
3:25 – 4:10 PM
TUESDAY, AUGUST25,9:45 – 10:45 AMModeratingCari ReinertSMD Panelist 1 – SolicitationsAly Mendoza-HillSTMD Panelist CATALYST – I-CorpsMaggie YanceySBIR / STTR- Launchpad for InnovationRyszard PisarskiAgency level Tech TransferJose Nunez3:15 – 4:15 PMModeratingAly Mendoza-HillSMD – APD PioneersPablo Saz ParkinsonSMD – Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to KnowBeth WeinsteinSMD – HPDAsal NaseriESCAPADE Innovating Methods for ExplorationSkyler KleinschmidtWEDNESDAY, AUGUST26,9:45 – 10:45 AMModerator, FO PanelistDanielle McCullochNASA CSLI, VADR PanelistNorman PhelpsCLPS PanelistAngela MelitoRideshare PanelistAly Mendoza-hillSLSDavid Hitt3:15 – 4:15 PMWelcome / Close out Presentor/ModeratorSam PedrottyJPL Mission INCUSBenjamin DonitzSMD – Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat MissionsMatthew LeraSMD APD – SWIFT Reboost highlight David MorrisSMD ESD – Mission HighlightSachidananda BabuSMD HPD – TRACERS Mission HighlightSkyler KleinschmidtSunRISE – Maximizing Science Uptime Across the ConstellationCarson SchubertSTMD USTP OverviewMike GaunceSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02Sam PhanSTMD R5 Spacecraft SeriesSam PedrottySTMD GPDMNehemiah WilliamsSTMD Mission DiskSatRoger Hunter
TUESDAY, AUGUST25,9:45 – 10:45 AM
3:15 – 4:15 PM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST26,9:45 – 10:45 AMModerator, FO PanelistDanielle McCullochNASA CSLI, VADR PanelistNorman PhelpsCLPS PanelistAngela MelitoRideshare PanelistAly Mendoza-hillSLSDavid Hitt3:15 – 4:15 PMWelcome / Close out Presentor/ModeratorSam PedrottyJPL Mission INCUSBenjamin DonitzSMD – Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat MissionsMatthew LeraSMD APD – SWIFT Reboost highlight David MorrisSMD ESD – Mission HighlightSachidananda BabuSMD HPD – TRACERS Mission HighlightSkyler KleinschmidtSunRISE – Maximizing Science Uptime Across the ConstellationCarson SchubertSTMD USTP OverviewMike GaunceSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02Sam PhanSTMD R5 Spacecraft SeriesSam PedrottySTMD GPDMNehemiah WilliamsSTMD Mission DiskSatRoger Hunter
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST26,9:45 – 10:45 AM
3:15 – 4:15 PM